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Originally posted by rainmaker
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Originally posted by Snaqwells
Sounds like she lost it if she has to turn and run. Did head and torso get past the defender, even momentarily?
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No, it was a dribble from bc to fc, along the sideline, defender comes across, does a jumpstop sideways to dribbler, and then scootches along sideways, like a crab, totally keeping up, maybe even a half-step ahead, but not stepping into dribbler's straight-ahead path. This vet that I was talking to said that wasn't legal guarding position, because they weren't facing each other. What am I missing.
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Really like to stir the poop, eh Juulie?
By rule, the vet was wrong. To establish initial LGP, defender has to have both feet on the floor & be facing the offensive player. The rule says only what the defender must do - the physical orientation of the offensive player with respect to the defender is irrelevant. Once LGP is established, the defender may move as necessary, including laterally to maintain it.